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Recent Examples of long shot
Most whitetails in the East and Midwest are shot inside 100 yards, and with few exceptions, 300 yards will be a really long shot.
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Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
At one point, Justin hit a long shot from near the foul line while seated in a chair.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Cousins is a long shot for anyone, especially in Minnesota.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
But after a loss with too many mistakes to overcome at Notre Dame Stadium, USC is looking like a long shot, at best, and is in a much different position than a Notre Dame team with two losses of its own.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
At one point, Justin hit a long shot from near the foul line while seated in a chair.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Cousins is a long shot for anyone, especially in Minnesota.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
But after a loss with too many mistakes to overcome at Notre Dame Stadium, USC is looking like a long shot, at best, and is in a much different position than a Notre Dame team with two losses of its own.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long shot
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With the arrival of Flagg, the depth and continuity of their rotation and the elite playmaking of Davis and Irving, Smith believes the Mavericks could be a dark horse to compete for an NBA title.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Looking for a Group of 5 dark horse outside of the American?—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The obvious play here would be to fade the team that just traded away its two best defensive players.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Country is second at 22%, though its dominance of Frontline-eligible songs remains, accounting for 41% of plays, followed by pop (19%), rap (14%) and rock (12%).—
Kevin Rutherford,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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The foreigners, almost without exception, refuse to formally abjure Christianity, though that is one way to gain liberty.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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With chapters on thousands of high school and college campuses, the group promotes conservative ideals like free markets, limited government, and individual liberty.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Long shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20shot. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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